- retraction, abjuration, recantation - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
--1 is a kind of disavowal, disclaimer
--1 has particulars: withdrawal, backdown, climb-downDerived form: verb retract1 - retraction - the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
--2 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
Derived form: verb retract4